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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

My own priorities are public health, climate change, and preservation of biodiversity/ecosystems. It is significant because if its huge public health benefits and because it has provided the basis for EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. Inflation Reduction Act. I included all laws passed in the U.S.,

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OCSLA Amendments Pave the Way for Carbon Sequestration in Offshore Federal Waters

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The Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was passed into law on November 15, 2021, included key amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) that pave the way for carbon sequestration in offshore federal waters.